Chapter 519 Singing Black Face and White Face
Rafale thought too much, just like Kelly Anne Parsons before. Chen Jin didn't talk to him at all, but simply told him and Jessica Alba the result - Jessica Alba got the role of Alice.
Happiness may not be too sudden, but I always feel that it is a little too empty. After a day of waiting, and finally it was just a few simple words, the playboy turned around and left. Lafar then found that in fact, the matter was very simple. The playboy's relationship with him was not familiar with him. Did he leave for dinner and talk about it again? Relacquaining - naturally, it is the most normal to leave after saying the result. Jessica Alba has his agent in everything, and he is familiar with all the work that needs to be done after getting the role, or when joining a movie.
Of course, what he didn't know was that one of the reasons why the playboy was so simple to say a few words was because he was hungry. He was a freak who couldn't starve.
At the end of Alice's casting, Playboy had a lot of work. The next morning, he went to England in a private plane with Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This time, it was for the release of The Expendables 1 in Europe.
In the release of The Expendables in North America, Chen Jin has a tacit understanding with Joseph Monroe. Even in the release in South America, Joseph Monroe will lead him. In Asia, Chen Jin is not worried at all, which can be said to be his territory.
The next priority is naturally the distribution of the whole of Europe. European countries are small, but the film market is large enough, especially the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. Generally speaking, these five countries account for half of the entire European film market, and in the global box office, it is generally five. One, or even a quarter when it is high - that is, the overseas box office is much higher than the U.S. box office.
Chen Jin and others are also looking for a relationship in the east, and the west are looking for a relationship to contact the bosses of the theater alliance of these countries, especially Germany. France was only contacted through the relationship when Chen Jin carried out the propaganda of "Spy Impossible" a few days ago, and France is Arnold Schwarzenegger's relationship.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is not just a muscle-only brainless person, from a bodybuilding champion to a super action superstar and then to the governor of California. The transformation is not so simple. Although he is usually happy, his mind is not rough at all.
Fly from New York to London, less than eight hours. The morning plane, coupled with jet lag, arrived at noon. Three people sat on the small bar of the plane to drink and chat. Stallone asked Chen Jin, "KING, I'm a little confused. Why don't you plan to use the script to negotiate with the old guy this time and ask them to help us finish it. It's much easier to release in Europe, and we have a tight time this time, so we can only talk about part of it this time.
If it were someone else, Stallone would not ask, but question such a decision. After all, the movie has a share of everyone and is related to his interests. But the more he knows about Chen Jin, the more convinced he is. At this time, Chen Jin shook his head with a smile, "That's too cheap for them. I want more benefits. Besides, even if he We were forced to agree, and they would not let us participate in it. Later, we still didn't understand except for getting more money. Do we ask these people every time?
Arno Schwarzenegger picked up the glass, understood it, and clinked glasses with Chen Jin. Ha ha, "If you don't agree, it's not too late to come back and blackmail their vampires."
Chen Jin nodded, "This is an opportunity. After talking to the five families first, the whole of Europe can take the opportunity to go up. That's pushing the boat along the water, or it's a matter of course," he turned his head and looked at Stallone. "But this time, we may need to bleed a lot and give more benefits."
Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger nodded without hesitation. There were too many shady scenes in it. Chen Jin called them, which was a manifestation of sincerity and a witness. Naturally, they had no objection, but Chen Jin smiled again. "However, in South America, I heard that it was very loose there. I heard that they extorted Edward's vampires. After a 20% share, then we should also get more compensation from there.
After saying that, the three of them were happy. They picked up the glass and touched it. The law of the jungle was the rule of the world. Chen Jin didn't think about how kind he would be.
I arrived in London at noon, had lunch, and took a short break. In the afternoon, I talked about the next cooperation in the dark, old, but expensive reception room of the very famous Brown Hotel in the United Kingdom.
These old guys like it here, but it is said that real nobles and gentlemen are willing to come to this place, and the most famous thing is that Queen Elizabeth sometimes wants to sleep here, instead of Buckingham Palace, two blocks away.
The roughly edited sample has been the first to be seen by these old guys. From such a film, it is enough to see all the essence of the film. The next step is just a more detailed processing. What comes out is more artistic effect, which basically does not have much to do with the wonderfulness of the film.
Five old guys, only William from England. Bin Chenjin has met twice. He is an old man in his sixties. He looks very old-fashioned and wears an orthodox British aristocratic costume, as if he is afraid that others will not know his identity - this guy is a baron, the lowest among the princes and uncles, but this is a lifelong system, compared with that kind of street casual The kind of honorary title that can be smashed is already very noble.
The polite greeting was also when they knew each other. In addition to William Binn, there were Renault of France, Van Gaal of Germany, Gullet of the Netherlands, Peterev of Russia, Reynold and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The relationship between the two hugged and said a lot of things together. I don't know, but I thought they were the two of them. I'm a sex.
When the negotiations began, there were only two of them. Arnold Schwarzenegger first said to Renault, "Mr. Renault, we are here this time to get your help. You must have seen the sample. I don't know what you think?"
Renault first took a look at the light-hearted Chen Jin and then said to Arnold Schwarzenegger, "I also hope to cooperate with you, but the distribution of your American films throughout Europe is strictly controlled, which is largely due to the pressure on us by the big American studios."
A good relationship is a good relationship. The brothers can turn against each other for money, and Renault was not polite. At the beginning, he talked about the difficulties, not the quality of the film mentioned by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Of course, this is very normal. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that the movie at the beginning, in fact, he was talking about the advantages of his side. Obviously, Everyone is very confident about the quality of The Expendables.
"I understand this," Arnold Schwarzenegger nodded with a smile. "However, we have signed a distribution agreement with Mr. Joseph Monroe from North America, and then South America and the whole of Asia have also agreed to our terms of cooperation, that is to say, this is a cooperation. For example, the final binding force will not have any impact on you.
William Bin finally spoke at this time, slowly and looked at Chen Jin, "CHAN, can you talk about your conditions first?" Naturally, he won't call Chen Jin KING.
Chen Jin shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Sir Bin believes that any condition we should give is what we should work hard to complete. This is respect for you."
As soon as he came up, William Bin finally smiled. Although it was very light, the name still changed. "Well, dear CHAN, we are all the people of the queen. From this point of view, we are our own people, and I won't make it difficult for you."
The old fox is an old fox. No matter how well he sounds, he still asks Chen Jin to put up the conditions first. They have to take the initiative. Chen Jin shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I think everyone should know that the condition I set by Mr. Monroe is a three-six share. So, I don't think I should ask for anything more."
He talked nonsense, but he knew that Joseph Monroe would never tell anyone about this real proportion, because it involved too many things. The simplest thing was tax evasion.
What he talked about with Chen Jin was this proportion. The contract he signed was a secret contract, while the company's income and expenditure accounts and tax payment were another document, in which both companies would easily obtain more than 20% of tax avoidance from profits through various means, which was a profit of millions of dollars.
When William Bin heard this proportion, he immediately stopped smiling. I think he had never smiled. His face was cold and he faintly spit out a number, "Four percent, this is the best treatment."
At this time, Chen Jin stopped talking, and Stallone began to sing black face on the side. "Four percent, Sir Bin, I think you have seen how great the film is. If we give any large distributor in the United States, we will only pay the other party a share of sneer," he sneered. "I heard that you gave those The guy bullied miserably and pressed it to the lowest price every time. Do you plan to take revenge on us this time?
Stallone's words were nonsense in the front, but not in the back. The whole Europe is so big, but it is divided into so many countries. Large production and distributors such as Universal and 21st Century Fox were honest at the beginning, but later after all the joints were opened up, these cinemas were miserable - as long as the film Through the introduction of the review, global and other large distributors can directly bypass them and cooperate with the following theaters, one by one. In the end, there are few people who do not give in. Moreover, once or twice is okay. Over time, it is now the time for American movies to be rampant in the world. If you don't let it go, Then you just wait for it to go bankrupt.
This is where big production and distributors are strong. There is only one alliance in the United States, let alone in Europe.
Stallone's rude words changed the face of William Bin and others. However, for the sake of profit, he would not leave immediately, and Arnold Schwarzenegger also began to sing white-faced at the right time. "Mr. Reynolds, and distinguished gentlemen, I think, our next There will definitely be more, and you also know the energy of KING, dozens of movies a year. If we have a good start and then cooperate to form, you can increase your profit by at least 8% every year, can't you?
(to be continued)